Marastoon: the place where one is helped

Canada, 1979

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Marastoon is situated on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a government-funded institution created to shelter and train homeless people of all ages. Money saved on food donated by the United Nations World Food Program is used to buy equipment for vocational training and supplies for a handicraft co-operative. A film without words.

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Credits

director

Guy L. Cote

producer

J.-P. Olivier Fougeres

Peter Hollander

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:43:33:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

315053

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Afghanistan

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic assistance

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food consumption - Developing countries

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food supply - Developing countries

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homeless persons

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homelessness

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - Developing countries

History → United Nations

Places → Afghanistan

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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